Ironer



control mechanism for such a device.

Patented July 30, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

My invention relates generally to ironers of the type having a rotating roll for carrying the materials to be ironed against which an electrically heated shoe is pressed, and in particular to the While my invention has features which are applicable to a full sized ironer, it is especially designed as a toy;

One of the principal objects of my invention has been to provide novel means for controlling the roll driving motor by means of the movement of the shoe.

Other objects have been to provide a practical working toy of this nature, which will be simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, and durable in operation. Other advantages will be apparent from the following description.

The above objects and advantages have been accomplished by the device shown in the accompanying drawing, of which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View oi my device.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, sectional elevation thereof taken on line 2 2 cf Fig. l, showing the parts in their inoperative positions.

Fig. 3 is a similar view, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, showing the parts in their operative positions.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, longitudinal, sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2, and shows a portion of the motor and control means.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the lock lever of my device.

My device comprises a table I0, which is suitably supported by legs Il. A driving motor l2 is carried by the table l0, and is mounted within a motor housing i3. This motor isk of the usual type employed in toys, having a driving spring (not shown) which is wound by means of a key I4, preferably made a part of the main shaft l5 of the motor. The lower portion of the motor l2 may extend through the casing, as shown, and the high speed gear l S thereof extends beyond the edge of the motor frame, for purposes to be hereinafter described.

An ironer roll 20 is rotatably carried by the table, and is preferably mounted upon the main shaft l5 of the motor, whereby it is driven by the motor.

The ironer is provided with a heating shoe 2|, which has a heating unit 22 similar in design to the shoes used on full-sized ironing machines.

The heating element 22 is attached to a conducbracket member has inwardly extending bearing ears 26. These bearing ears are pivotally attached to bearing lugs 21 carried by the table ID, whereby the shoe may be oscillated forwardly and backwardly into and out of engagement with 5 the ironer roll 20. The casing 24 of the shoe carries an operating handle 30, secured by means of an arm 3l to the upper edge of the casing, preferably at a point midway its length.

The casing 24 of the shoe 2l is provided near l0 the motor end with a downwardly extending shoe arm 32. Arranged at this end of the table and immediately below this arm is a lock lever 33. This lock lever has an upwardly extending actuating arm 3d, which is pivotally carried by the table 15 by being attached to a table lug 35. The actuating arm is provided in its upper end with a recess 36 extending outwardly from which is a slot 31. The shoe arm 32 of the shoe casing is engageable with the slot 37 and the recess 36, whereby the 20 lock lever is oscillated as the shoe is operated, in a manner to be hereinafter described. The lock lever extends through the top of the casing and is provided at its lower end with a detent arm 38, which is arranged at right angles to the actuating 25 arm 34. The detent arm is so positioned that when the shoe is in its inactive position, as shown in Fig. 2, the edge 39 of the arm will engage with the teeth of the high speed gear I6 and thereby stop the motor. When the shoe is brought for- 30 wardly into its operative position, as shown in Fig. 3, the working edge 39 of the detent arm will be drawn away from the gear I6 and disengaged from t-he teeth thereof, whereby the motor will be free to revolve the ironer roll 20.

It will thus be seen that the operation of the ironer is made very simple because of the fact that only one control is employed. This control actuates the motor only when the ironer is being used, thus the frequency of rewinding of the mo- 40 tor is decreased because the motor is never running except when the ironer is being used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. An ironer comprising a table, an ironer roll 45 rotatably carried by the table, a spring motor carried by the table and connected to the roll by suitable gearing, an ironer shoe pivotally mounted on the table and engageable with the 50 ironer roll, and detent means controlled by the operation of the shoe and engageable with the gearing of the motor for releasing and stopping the motor.

2. An ironer comprising a table, an ironer roll 55 rotatably carried by the table, a spring motor care ried by the table and connected to the roll by suitable gearing, an ironer shoe pivotally mounted on the table and engageable with the ironer roll, and detent means pivotally carried by the table, such detent means being controlled by the operation of the shoe, and engageable with the gearing of the motor for releasing and stopping the same.

3. An ironer comprising a table, an ironer roll rotatably carried by the table, a spring motor carried by the table and connected to the roll by suitable gearing, an ironer shoe pivotally mounted on the table and engageable with the ironer roll, a lock lever pivotally carried by the table and having an upwardly extending, actuating arm, and means connecting said actuating arm with the shoe, the lever having an inwardly extending detent arm, which is engaged with or disengagedv from the gearing of the motor when the shoe is operated.

4. In an ironer, the combination with an ironer roll, an ironer shoe, and a spring motor connected by suitable gearing to the roll to drive the same, of means controlled by the movement of the shoe and engageable with the gearing of the motor for releasing and stopping the motor.

5. In an ironer, the combination with an ironer roll, an ironer shoe, and a spring motor connected by suitable gearing to the roll to drive the same, of a lock lever pivotally carried by the ironer and having an upwardly extending actuating arm, means connecting the actuating arm with the shoe, said lever having a detent arm engageable with the gearing of the motor, whereby the same is released and stopped by the manual operation of the shoe.

FRANK R. LABIN. 

